David Tremaine collection on the Clamdiggers Association

David Tremaine collection on the Clamdiggers Association, 1862-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Tremaine, David G.
Title: David Tremaine collection on the Clamdiggers Association
Dates: 1862-2009 (inclusive)
18622009
Quantity: 0.5 linear feet
Collection Number: XOE_CPNWS0336cda
Summary: A collection of biographical and historical information about early Lynden-area pioneers and members of the Clamdiggers Association, a group of individuals and descendants of individuals who settled in Washington Territory prior to statehood.
Repository: Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Clamdiggers Association was founded in 1892 to supply the community of Lynden, Washington, with an annual clambake open to all who cared to join. In 1909, the group's membership was limited to only include individuals who settled in Washington Territory prior to statehood. Today, the Clamdiggers Association is a social club made up of the direct descendants of those early pioneers. The group's historian and collector, David Tremaine, is a descendant of two pioneer families who settled in Lynden in the 1870s and 1880s.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This is a collection of biographical and historical information about early Lynden-area pioneers and members of the Clamdiggers Association. Substantial material was originally compiled by R.E. Hawley in the 1930s and early 1940s, with additional information written and collected by the group's historian, David Tremaine, in 2009.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

David Tremaine collection on the Clamdiggers Association, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Collection processed by Sarah Bollard in April 2014.

Processing Note

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Related Materials

The P.R. Jeffcott Papers at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies also contain related materials including additional biographies of Clamdiggers Association members.

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Subject Terms

Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Sources
Pioneers--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources

Corporate Names

Clamdiggers Association

Geographical Names

Lynden (Wash.)--History--Sources
Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources

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